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Etna Craters Excursion -
Hike To The Etna Top Summit
ETNA CRATERS EXCURSION
HIKE TO THE
ETNA TOP SUMMIT
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Visitors standing on the crater rim during an Etna summit craters excursion. |
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Adventure
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Educational value |
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Excursion name: Etna
Summit Trekking
Typology: Group
Trekking Tour (see details below)
Difficult:
MODERATE
Duration:
Full
Day - 8.30 hours
(8.30-17.30)
When:
since May until November
Price:
125.00 Euro per adult.
NO HIDDEN COSTS!
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Etna craters excursion itinerary
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Hike to the Etna summit
craters |
Etna craters excursion will
start in the morning from your accommodation at about 8.00
O' clock. It's need to be at Rifugio Sapienza
(at 1950m a.s.l. - southern slope) at
9,30. Having met your guide the excursion
begins taking the cable
car to reach quickly and
easily the
arrival station at
2500m s.l on the western
flank of the Montagnola.
There we'll take the 4WD
bus and after twenty
minutes will arrive at
Torre del Filosofo
(2900m) at the foot of
the main craters
(3340m).
From there (2900m),
climb to the summit
(3315m, ca.
1-1.5 hours climbing,
300-400mm difference).
The exact route of
ascend and which of the
summit craters can be
visited will depend on
weather, volcanic
activity etc. Spend
ca.1-2hours in the
summit region, descend
to the point of
departure
(optional break at 2900m
to observe the 2002-2003
eruption volcanic cones)
reaching Torre del
Filosofo.
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At the top
during the Etna craters
tour standing on Bocca
Nuova crater rim. |
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We'll leave the
torre del Filosofo
(2900m) and will descend
the southern volcano slope crossing
the ash desert created
by the last eruptions
down to the 2001
explosive vent and to
the Montagnola where the
huge valle del Bove
caldera is visible. Being
back to the cable car arrival station (2560ms a.s.l.) will take it to reach the
Rif. Sapienza area. Arrival
time
4.30pm.
Back to
your hotel. End of Etna
crater tour. |
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Highlights
of Etna craters tour:
Volcano top |
Eruptive fracture of 2001
- vents and lava
field |
Eruptive
vents and lava flow
of
2002-03 eruption (south
side) | "Valle
del Bove" Caldera
Geological and Nature
Highlights:
main active
craters, fumarolic activity, eruptive fissures,
cinder cones, spattern
cones,
volcanic bombs, aa
lavas. |
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Details
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Tipology:
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Hike/Trekking
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Difficulty:
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MODERATE
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Duration:
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7
hs
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Distance
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7
Kms
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Gradient:
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450ms
uphill
700ms
downhill
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ADDITIONAL INFO |
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Service is operated in
English. For other languages, please contact us.
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Participants should
wear trekking shoes suitable for rugged terrain
or
jogging shoes at least,
and a wind-proof jacket. A rucksack
can be usefull, too.
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Etna craters tour
is graded
MODERATE. However, weather conditions apply (strong winds,
cold and snow, even in summer).
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All participants must
be in good health (no asthma, no respitory disorders, no heart problems, no
blood pressure problems).
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RATES |
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GROUP TOUR RATE
(You will
be joined to
a group) |
125 Euro
per person
(including
mountain guide service to the main
craters + cablecar and 4wd bus return ticket + pick-up and drop-off from/to
your accomodation!)
NO HIDDEN COSTS!
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Price Includes:
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Certified VolcanoTrek
mountain guide service
to the main
craters. -
4wd bus one way
ticket + cable car
return ticket
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Pick-up and drop-off from/to your accomodation (in Catania or around).
Price doesn't Includes:
Pricing Policy:
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| PAYMENT and BOOKING Travel Voucher |
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To book email: info@volcanotrek.com
or fill our
Booking Form
T: (39) 333 2096604
For every confirmed booking you will be required to print a voucher which is presented at the destination. You will receive a link to your voucher via email once your booking is confirmed.
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You are going to visit a
high
mountain and a
very active volcano,
so the
possibility to climb up to the top will depend on
daily
weather or volcanological conditions, because of that the mount Etna summit crater excursion itinerary can be modified on
mountain guide discretion. |
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